A recent photo of an apparently ancient galaxy with its distinctive properties could help scientists understand the formation of and the origins of the Milky Way galaxy.

New snapshot of oldest spiral galaxy reveals seismic wave similar to ripples in water

Astronomers have created a beautiful atlas of 400,000 galaxies in the cosmic neighbourhood of Milky Way. The atlas features detailed images of numerous galaxies, which are not only available for astronomers but can also be accessed by the general public online for free.

See 400,000 galaxies near Milky Way in this amazing 'galactic atlas'

'Cosmic web' reveals maze of dwarf galaxies

A new study has claimed that there could be fewer galaxies than previously thought. Earlier, Hubble Space Telescope suggested the existence of more than 2 trillion galaxies in the universe, but the latest research highlights to only hundreds of billions of them.

New study claims of fewer galaxies than previously thought